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ASRock X570 Steel Legend vs ASUS Prime Z890M-PLUS WiFi: Comparison

ASRock X570 Steel Legend and ASUS Prime Z890M-PLUS WiFi separate most on max memory: ASRock X570 Steel Legend at 128, ASUS Prime Z890M-PLUS WiFi at 256, 50% in favour of ASUS Prime Z890M-PLUS WiFi. M.2 Slots splits them by another 33%, again favouring ASUS Prime Z890M-PLUS WiFi.

ASRock X570 Steel Legend (AM4/AMD X570/ATX/PCIe 4.0/Dual M.2)
ASRockASRock X570 Steel Legend
ASUS Prime Z890M-PLUS WiFi (LGA1851/Intel Z890/mATX/10+1+2+1 80A Power Stages/Wi-Fi 7)
ASUSASUS Prime Z890M-PLUS WiFi

Specs

Specification
ASRock X570 Steel Legend (AM4/AMD X570/ATX/PCIe 4.0/Dual M.2)
ASRock X570 Steel Legend
ASUS Prime Z890M-PLUS WiFi (LGA1851/Intel Z890/mATX/10+1+2+1 80A Power Stages/Wi-Fi 7)
ASUS Prime Z890M-PLUS WiFi
PlatformAMDIntel
Socket TypeAM4LGA1851
SocketAM4LGA1851
Form FactorATXMicro-ATX
ChipsetX570Z890
Memory TypeDDR4DDR5
Memory Slots44
Max Memory128-50%256
M.2 Slots2-33%3
PCIe 5.0 SupportNoYes
Wi-Fi OnboardNoYes
ModelX570 Steel LegendPrime Z890M-PLUS WiFi
VRMNot officially disclosed by ASRock10(80A)+1(80A)+2(80A)+1(80A) power stages
Memory4x DDR4 DIMM, dual-channel4x DDR5 DIMM, up to DDR5-7600 (OC via AEMP III)
ExpansionPCIe 4.0 x16PCIe 5.0 x16 + 2x PCIe 4.0 x16 (x1) + PCIe 4.0 x16 (x4)
ConnectivitySteel Legend stylingSafeSlot, USB-C
NetworkingGigabit LAN (WiFi variants sold separately)2.5Gb LAN, Wi-Fi 7
AudioRealtek codec3x audio jacks (codec not specified by ASUS)
Special Features2x M.2 (PCIe NVMe)3x M.2 (1x Gen5, 2x Gen4)
CPU SupportAMD Ryzen 5000 / 3000 seriesIntel Core Ultra Processors (Series 2)

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